In Florida, an alligator ate a criminal before the police arrived

On November 13, residents of the village of Barfoot Bay in Brevard County, Florida, reported to the police that suspicious men dressed in black were roaming around their homes. A series of thefts has already occurred in this area, so the sheriff’s assistants with service dogs immediately went to catch possible criminals. Later, a helicopter was involved in the operation, but no one could be detained.

At the same time, 22-year-old Matthew Riggins was put on the wanted list in another village in Brevard County: the young man’s family sounded the alarm after he did not return home. Ten days later, an unidentified body was found in the lake, and an alligator was located nearby. The reptile tried to resist the law enforcement officers who took the body for examination. In response to the attack, the alligator was euthanized, and human arms and legs were found in its stomach.

Examination has established that the missing Riggins became the victim of the alligator. And he turned out to be a suspect in raids on houses. It turned out that on the eve of the death, Riggins had told his girlfriend about plans to rob several houses in Barefoot Bay. Having established Riggins connections, the police were able to arrest his accomplice.

Commenting on the situation, the sheriff notes that hiding from the dogs in the water is not a bad idea in itself. However, we must take into account the specifics of the terrain: the predators living there can be much more dangerous than law enforcement officers.